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• salvo — [[t]sæ̱lvoʊ[/t]] salvoes 1) N COUNT A salvo is the firing of several guns or missiles at the same time in a battle or ceremony. They were to fire a salvo of blanks, after the national anthem. 2) N COUNT: with supp A salvo of angry words is a lot… …   English dictionary

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